24 Poems ~ 24 Hours
Poem Dujour
Humor
Rhythm
Rhyme
Pun
Punchline
Using a generous helping of your first ingredient,
stir, stir, stir.
A simple syrup of silliness,
into life’s blender and whir.
Pulse is a plus, each line, phrase, and ditty.
Rhyme if you must—just keep it witty.
Pour into stanzas; it should still be gritty…
Then top it all off, like icing to savor,
With a lingering laugh, to remember the flavor.
Sej 2020
INGREDIENTS
1) Doubt (in others or self )
2) Sunglasses
3) Soft but dry cough (non phlegm)
4) Ribs (own or spare)
5) Sandpaper
METHOD
Ask plenty of questions whilst sanding away your motivation.
Avoid eye contact even when dry.
Let the ribs tighten slightly as the stomach quivers,
then, cough gently to release the tension (but to avoid attention).
Never fall in love.
Book the last two seats, in your name, for the Greyhound and
steal a boat leaving only whispers of your story in the sail.
Working in the present…
in the middle…
an ancestral bridge
to cherished memories,
guardian of tradition,
celebrating the way WE do things
the way WE have always done things
While also
Looking into the future
&
anticipating change
&
encouraging the next generation
to remember and learn and innovate
Both required
to succeed today…
to ensure tomorrow
Recipe for Navigating Old Age
Ingredients:
Directions:
Keep ingredient number one on hand at all times. May be fresh or frozen.
Fold in ingredients 2 through 4. Sarcasm will lighten the mix. Sorrow is necessary but should not be allowed to sit. Sprinkle joy throughout the batter.
For best results, add one sunrise per day as long as humanly possible.
A blank page
full of jagged edges
rips apart my life
to give to get in return,
no glory,
pain gains power to risk everything to be
happy,
that is a world of confusion.
By Aqua PMC Shared 6/26/20
Part II of “The International Gourmet Feast”
Shopping Day I
Can I get it all in one buggy
probably not
what crab to get
Alaskan Red King, why not
for the Potage Parmentier
fresh parsnip and leek
a specialty of mine
the recipe shall not leak
must be the finest of cheddar
for the Canadian soup
and the bacon of our nation
and pepper to supe
Chorizo vinaigrette
with EVOO the great
for the Spanish Salad
with Marcona almonds so great
Cracked green olives
in brine of balsam and glory
for fanciful tagine
What flavour… Glory!
DeaBeePea 6-27-20
one part levothyroxin
one part wellbutrin
three parts vitamins
three parts ibuprofen
one part cbd gummy
toss pills over shoulder and hope they absorb through the skin
likewise crush gummy into skin of wrist and pray it works
one part glucosamine
one part multi-vitamin
one spoonful of carnitine
three parts ibuprofen
one part sleep cbd gummy
toss pills against wall to ricochet into the ears
pour carnitine over the head and rub gummy into eyes and pray it works
one part major depressive disorder
one part anxiety disorder
one part autism spectrum disorder
one part arthritic joints
one part overactive immune system trying to kill off the healthy tissue
37 years of life
toss parts into a wishing well
and hope a whole person comes out
Be as it may
The sun still shines
The baby still whines
The rain still falls
There will always be walls
The pages turn yellow
Many more rhymes will fall through
And earth will still keep going
And going and going
Be as it may.
First grab your courage
Sign up, sign in
Take your pledge to follow through
Stare at the screen, white and pristine
Hear it sing in quiet words
Floating about above your head
Place your fingers
Carefully on the keys
Make them dance around
Pulling words from the air
Light, airy,
Dark, destructive
Entice the muses
Make them your friend
Sit them on your shoulder to watch
Feed them coffee and Cheez-Its
Play with them
Amuse them
Form the poem
Structure
Simile, metaphor
Random musings
Rhythm, rhyme
Freedom to galivant
Bring in heroes, villains
A piece of toast
Edit it
Publish it
Send it out into the world
Your baby into the ethers
Sit back, relax
Until the hour is done
Sip your coffee, pet your muse
Repeat
I thought what I wanted
Was to feel butterflies again
Until she showed up
And gave me fireflies in a jar
Lighting up my darkness